Masdar proves naysayers wrong
Company shatters misconceptions with regard to renewable energy with solar flight
For Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company Masdar, the successful completion of its partner’s, Solar Impulse 2, global circumnavigation without a drop of fuel is its third experience of breaking a myth associated with renewable energy, a top official told Gulf News.
The first solar plane’s completion of the round-the-world trip on Tuesday has challenged A plane powered by renewables during the day and at night would be impossible. Building solar plants in dusty desert conditions would not be viable Renewables cannot offer competitive return on investment in fossil fuel-rich Gulf region the myths widely associated with renewable energy, something Masdar has striven to do since its inception, said Mohammad Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO of Masdar.
“People had said that a plane powered by renewables during the day and at night would be impossible. Solar Impulse 2 has proven them wrong,” he said.
Al Ramahi said many people had also said that building solar plants in dusty desert conditions would not be viable. But Masdar successfully challenged this misperception with the development of Shams-1 in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi.
Another myth was that renewable energy sources could not offer competitive return on investment in a region rich in fossil fuels such as the Gulf, Al Ramahi said. “We have also shown that renewables can complement traditional energy sources and deliver a competitive return on investment, even in this region,” he explained.